We've got the conclusion of the Jin gets framed and sent to Guantanamo.. I mean prison. All the prison stuff is actually the same as the stories in Lone Wolf and Cub which was very fun for me. Sadly, episode 3 marks the writing out of Nokaze from the series which is sad. Jin finally proposes to Saki and she rejects him because he might disappear someday and she wants to devote her life to Jinyu-do. Without Nokaze, the writer has to resort to something else to keep them apart and its not as interesting.
Ep 5 is more like a discourse about Jin sensei's purpose. In the beginning of the series is was about whether he should interfere with history. Now its about whether anything he does makes a difference because he is starting to think that he cannot change the hand of fate, ie save the lives of people who are supposed to die and is merely delaying their time of death. There's this father sun kabuki story arguing that quality of life is more important than length but this episode just really feels contrived and boring.
Is Jin the series finally losing its way? What is the heart of the series? Its no longer the Nokaze-Jin-Saki triangle. It feels like its less about Jin trying to be MacGuyer of surgeons. Perhaps that part of the series has run its course? Ep 5 just feels like a lame generic made for tv sob story. It seems like episode 6 will get back to the story that we have all been waiting for; can Jin actually save Sakamoto Ryoma. And who is the bandaged guy talking to? Seems to me like ep 5 is a mere abberation.
BARTENDER ep 1
After watching Shinya Shokudo, bartender feels 25 minutes too long. I've heard that the anime is pretty good and to me this type of stories should have a running time of 25 minutes. At 45~50 minutes, the first episode took too long and had to rely on too much fillers.
GOOD LIFE ep 1
When your dorama about a fatal disease kid has a lot of narration by the character who's only purpose is to make all the ladies go kawaii~~~~ then you know you're in for a shallow attempt at a tearjerker which actually works well as a sleep inducer. Come GTO, get Nojima Shinji or Ozaki Masaya to write you a dorama to star in or do a WOWOW dorama.
MAMORU NO OKITE ep 1
I like Abe Sadao and I want to see what else he can do but not a bloody kids show. Actually I don't mind the whole I am going to ruin my life taking responsibility for my high school sempai's kids because I can never understand the huge importance Japanese place on high school sports when one can continue to play sports even when working. If you like team camaraderie so much, why not continue playing?
Its got the little girl from Mother but this show tries so bloody hard to be kawaii it sickens me. The talking dog is not Shikaotoko funny. Its bloody kids show funny. Someone explain to me why a kids show has a 9pm slot. Shouldn't they be in bed by then?
JC, in one paragraph you have pinpointed the heart of Jin 2's problem. I must have been blinded by all the goodwill from season 1.
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